Silent Heart of Mine

Silent heart of mine
I did not intend to awaken
I thought I had you locked up tight
It seems I was mistaken
I've always felt your presence
With every thumping beat
I feel the love within you
But can't allow defeat
The last time you were broken
You almost took me too
So dark, lost and lonely
So much I'd put you through
It's why I made a promise
To myself and you my heart
Keep all that precious love inside
Then nothing could tear us apart
Whilst my head was on this mission
You my heart did deceive
No matter how hard I tried
I couldn't make you believe
You my heart I must keep safe
Yet no longer know what is right
Should I keep protecting you
From love's beautifully painful delight
You see hearts are made for loving
It's what they're supposed to do
The head it has the logic
But the heart it knows what is true

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Editor’s Note

The number one question our editors receive is—what do the editors and judges look for when judging the contest? The number one answer we give is creativity. Unlike prose, writing composed in everyday language, poetry is considered a creative art and requires a different type of effort and a certain level of depth. Of the thousands of poems entered in each contest, the ones that catch our judges’ eyes are the ones that remove us, even just slightly, from the scope of everyday life by using language that is interesting, specific, vivid, obscure, compelling, figurative, and so on. Oftentimes, poems are pulled aside for a second look based simply on certain words that intrigued the reader. So first and foremost, be sure your poetry is written using creative language. Take general ideas and make them personal. In his infamous book De/Compositions: 101 Good Poems Gone Wrong, W. D. Snodgrass imparts, “We cannot honestly discuss or represent our lives, any more than our poems, without using ideational language.”